rognon
English edit
Etymology edit
Likely from an extended sense of the French word.
Noun edit
rognon (plural rognons)
French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French rognon, roignon, from Old French roignon, rognon, from Vulgar Latin *rēniōnem, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”). Cognate with Norman rignon, Spanish riñón, Occitan renhon. See also French rein and -on.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rognon m (plural rognons)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rognon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Compare Italian rognone, French rognon. Derived (possibly indirectly) from a Vulgar Latin *rēniō, *rēniōnem, from Latin rēn (“kidney”).
Noun edit
rognon m (plural rognons)